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Class 0 Summary Report

Date: 8th February 2018

Including Opinion Of Compliance With The
Requirements For A Class 0 Surface As Defined
In Paragraph A13(b) Of Approved Document B Issue No.: 1
(Volumes 1 & 2), (2006 Edition) ‘Fire Safety’ To
The Building Regulations 2000 Page 1

A Report To: Irish Rollforming Ltd.

Document Reference: 393854 & 393856

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Executive Summary
Objective To assess the results of tests to BS 476:Part 6:1989+A1: 2009 and BS 476:Part
7:1997, obtained on specimens of the following product and to provide an opinion
of compliance with the requirements for a Class 0 surface, as defined in Approved
Document B to the Building Regulations 2000.

Generic Description Product reference Thickness Weight per unit

area or density
Coating applied to a steel “Enamel Liner” 0.52mm* 3kg/m²*
substrate
Individual components used to manufacture composite:
Coating “0.38mm Enamel Liner” 0.38mm Unable to provide
Substrate “EN 10326 S220 GD+ZA@80gsm” 0.2mm 80g/m²
*determined by Exova Warringtonfire
Please see page 5 of this test report for the full description of the product tested

Test Sponsor Irish Rollforming Ltd., Bweenglacht, Bweeng, Mallow, Co. Cork, Ireland

Opinion: We consider the results of the tests to BS 476:Part 6:1989+A1: 2009 and BS
476:Part 7: 1997, demonstrate that the product, as tested, complies with the
requirements for Class 0, as defined in paragraph A13(b) of Approved Document
B, `Fire Safety', to the Building Regulations 2000.

Date of Test 9th, 15th and 16th January 201

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Signatories

Responsible Officer Authorised

T. Mort * B. Dean *
Senior Technical Officer Technical Leader

* For and on behalf of Exova Warringtonfire.

Report Issued: 8th February 2018

This version of the report has been produced from a .pdf format electronic file that has been provided
by Exova Warringtonfire to the sponsor of the report and must only be reproduced in full. Extracts or
abridgements of reports must not be published without permission of Exova Warringtonfire.

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CONTENTS PAGE NO.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 2

SIGNATORIES........................................................................................................................................... 3

TEST DETAILS .......................................................................................................................................... 5

DESCRIPTION OF TEST SPECIMENS .................................................................................................... 6

CLASSIFICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 7

REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................. 8

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Test Details
Terms Of Reference To assess the results of tests to BS 476:Part 6:1989+A1: 2009 and BS
476:Part 7:1997, obtained on specimens of a product and to provide an opinion
of compliance with the requirements for a Class 0 surface, as defined in
Approved Document B to the Building Regulations 2000.

Introduction Specimens of a product have been tested in accordance with the test methods
specified in BS 476: Part 6: 1989+A1: 2009 'Method of test for fire propagation
for products' and BS 476: Part 7: 1997 'Method of test to determine the
classification of the surface spread of flame of products’. The results of the
tests are fully reported in the Exova Warringtonfire test reports No's. 393854
and 393856.

This summary test report has been prepared at the request of the sponsor and
relates the results of the tests to the requirements for a Class 0 surface of a
material or composite product, as defined in paragraph A13(b) of Approved
Document B, `Fire Safety', to the Building Regulations 2000.

This summary should be read in conjunction with, and not accepted as a

substitute for, the Exova Warringtonfire test reports No's. 393854 and
393856. Those test reports may include additional information which may be
relevant to the assessment of the potential fire hazard of the product.

Face subjected to The specimens were mounted in the test positions such that the white face was
tests exposed to the heating conditions of the tests.

Results of test The following results were obtained for the specimens, which were tested.

BS 476: Part 6: Fire propagation index, I = 2.0

1989+A1: 2009
subindex, i1 = 1.3

subindex, i2 = 0.7

subindex, i3 = 0.0

BS 476: Part 7: 1997

Class 1 surface spread of flame

The test results relate only to the behaviour of the test specimens of the
product under the particular conditions of the test, they are not intended to be
the sole criterion for assessing the potential hazard of the product in use.

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Description of Test Specimens

The description of the specimens given below has been prepared from information provided by the
sponsor of the test. This information has not been independently verified by Exova Warringtonfire.
All values quoted are nominal, unless tolerances are given.

General description Coating applied to a steel substrate

Product reference
Name of manufacturer
Overall thickness
Overall weight per unit area
Generic type
Product reference
Name of manufacturer
Colour reference
Number of coats
Coating
Application rate / thickness
Density / specific gravity
Application method
Curing process
Flame retardant details
Generic type
Product reference
Name of manufacturer
Steel
Thickness
Weight per unit area
Flame retardant details
Brief description of manufacturing process
“Enamel Liner”
Tata
0.52mm (determined by Exova Warringtonfire)
3kg/m² (determined by Exova Warringtonfire)
Enamel liner
“Enamel Liner”
Tata
“White”
One
See Note 1 below
See Note 1 below
See Note 1 below
See Note 1 below
See Note 2 below
Steel
“EN 10326 S220 GD+ZA@80gsm”
Tata
0.2mm
See Note 1 below
The substrate is inherently flame retardant
See Note 1 below

Note 1. The sponsor was unable to provide his information

Note 2. . The sponsor of the test has confirmed that no flame retardant additives were utilised in
the production of the component.

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Classification
Opinion We consider the results of the tests detailed above demonstrate that the
product, as tested, complies with the requirements for Class 0, as defined in
paragraph A13(b) of Approved Document B, `Fire Safety', to the Building
Regulations 2000.

Validity of opinion This opinion is based on the requirements of the Building Regulations at the
date of this report. If the Building Regulations are revised or amended in any
way subsequent to that date, care must be taken to ensure that this opinion is
not invalidated by those revisions or amendments.

The opinion has been formulated on the assumption that the specimens are
representative of the product in practice. Exova Warringtonfire was not
involved in any sampling or selection procedures which would confirm this or in
any audit testing which would provide confidence in the consistency of the
product in the tests.

This report may only be reproduced in full. Extracts or abridgements shall not
be published without permission of Exova Warringtonfire.

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Revision History

Issue No : Re-issue Date:

Revised By: Approved By:
Reason for Revision:

Issue No : Re-issue Date:

Revised By: Approved By:
Reason for Revision:

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